DT Simeon Barrow, Jr. commits to Miami

May 3, 2024 1 min read

When Miami lost senior Jared Harrison-Hunte to SMU, adding an upgrade at defensive tackle became their top objective. They have checked that box with the addition of Michigan State transfer Simeon Barrow, Jr. One of the most coveted players in the Portal, Barrow chose Miami over LSU, Texas and Missouri.

The 6'3, 290 redshirt junior is a two-time Honorable Mention All-Big 10 selection who compiled 110 tackles, 18.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks and 76 pressures over the past three years. He also blocked two kicks, displaying his explosive power, and was voted team captain.

As a three-star recruit out of Grovetown, Georgia, Barrow weighed 252 pounds and was listed as a DE prospect. He has maintained his quickness (verified 4.44 shuttle) while adding almost 40 pounds.

Barrow joins QB Cam Ward, RB Damien Martinez, WR Sam Brown, DT CJ Clark, DT Marley Cook, DE Elijah Alston, LB Jaylin Alderman, S Meesh Powell and CB D'yoni Hill in Miami's Portal class.

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Empirical Cane

Jun 2, 2024

Ashevegas Cane said:
So, just to be clear.....

Nothing here is clear yet??

NicKane

Jun 2, 2024

TwentySix said:
“I’m getting the sense that there is a path to a resolution that would bring Barrow back.“ - Gaby

Exactly because that’s the only path he has ahead of him. It’s either play for Miami this fall or don’t play.

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pacusmc

Jun 2, 2024

mik303 said:
I want him to play for UM. Hypothetically Barrow could challenge the NCAA and SEC transfer rules in court. Based on what has happened the last few months, he would win swiftly and easily. The NCAA has lost every other lawsuit on this issue. They were called a "cartel" by a Supreme Court Justice. Treating student athletes and students differently is no longer working according to the court system until collective bargaining happens. Bookmark the thread. You'll see.

So basically anyone can leave for any reason at any time and the ncaa will lose in court?

You do realize that almost every talented player on most p4 teams are being tampered with.
If what you’re saying is true then dudes are gonna be bouncing around a lot before fall starts.

Cajuncane

Jun 2, 2024

Ashevegas Cane said:
So, just to be clear.....

Nothing here is clear yet??

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mik303

Jun 2, 2024

pacusmc said:
So basically anyone can leave for any reason at any time and the ncaa will lose in court?

You do realize that almost every talented player on most p4 teams are being tampered with.
If what you’re saying is true then dudes are gonna be bouncing around a lot before fall starts.

3 Days ago sir.

NCAA agrees to end transfer rules permanently

The DOJ reached a settlement with the NCAA that will permanently bar the organization from restricting athletes’ transfer eligibility.

www.nytimes.com

cway313

Jun 2, 2024

mik303 said:
3 Days ago sir.

NCAA agrees to end transfer rules permanently

The DOJ reached a settlement with the NCAA that will permanently bar the organization from restricting athletes’ transfer eligibility.

www.nytimes.com

This is about players being able to transfer multiple times without sitting out. The transfer windows are still in tact.

pacusmc

Jun 2, 2024

mik303 said:
3 Days ago sir.

NCAA agrees to end transfer rules permanently

The DOJ reached a settlement with the NCAA that will permanently bar the organization from restricting athletes’ transfer eligibility.

www.nytimes.com

I know this. But it doesn’t say transfer whenever you want.
It says no transfer limit. But it doesn’t say that the transfer rules or restrictions to when are not valid.
In other words, just cause there is no limit, it doesn’t mean a dude can just transfer in the middle of the season, or after the portal window closes, or after he’s enrolled.

TheOriginalCane

Jun 2, 2024

hoops156 said:
isnt there another transfer window for the fall? I guess he'd have to graduate

Yes, in December.

mik303

Jun 2, 2024

pacusmc said:
I know this. But it doesn’t say transfer whenever you want.
It says no transfer limit. But it doesn’t say that the transfer rules or restrictions to when are not valid.
In other words, just cause there is no limit, it doesn’t mean a dude can just transfer in the middle of the season, or after the portal window closes, or after he’s enrolled.

My point is, that slowly every transfer rule is being challenged in court and the NCAA is losing. If challenged, they will continue to lose, in my opinion. Believe whatever.

TheOriginalCane

Jun 2, 2024

hoops156 said:
LOL. anger management idiot from bama proved it doesn't matter and it's a myth w that line Mario uses. just bring in talent to win and deal with it later. winning is the only culture

When are we going to stop it with this FAKE MYTH? And this is not just directed to you, there are a lot of other guys who yap about this nonstop.

All of the great Miami teams ALWAYS had a few trouble-makers. ALWAYS.

Having a good culture is NOT about having 85 altar boys. It's about having a mix that is strong enough to allow the leaders (like Russell Maryland) to be able to guide and control the trouble-makers, without letting the inmates run the asylum.

The next person who brings up "waaaah, waaaah, taking the kid from Alabama proves that Mario is a liar about establishing culture" can take a ******* throat-punch. As is consistent with the longtime (though intermittent) Miami culture, once the kid became a big problem and burned his second chance, he was removed from the team. THOSE types of actions ALSO build culture.

I swear, it's bizarre to see the tattletale behavior among certain posters. "I'm gonna run to the board and tell everyone how the recruitment of this player just proves that Mario Cristobal is a fraud and a hypocrite..."

Are you ******* kidding me?

TheOriginalCane

Jun 2, 2024

mirvin88 said:
I hear you but the rules are so convoluted now. But this wouldn’t even be consideration if it were that cut and dry and there wasn’t some grey area loophole that could be leveraged.

That's one possible argument. Another is that the player is just ******* clueless on the rules. And given the reconsideration, the latter seems more likely.

Donny Donowitz

Jun 2, 2024

TheOriginalCane said:
When are we going to stop it with this FAKE MYTH? And this is not just directed to you, there are a lot of other guys who yap about this nonstop.

All of the great Miami teams ALWAYS had a few trouble-makers. ALWAYS.

Having a good culture is NOT about having 85 altar boys. It's about having a mix that is strong enough to allow the leaders (like Russell Maryland) to be able to guide and control the trouble-makers, without letting the inmates run the asylum.

The next person who brings up "waaaah, waaaah, taking the kid from Alabama proves that Mario is a liar about establishing culture" can take a ******* throat-punch. As is consistent with the longtime (though intermittent) Miami culture, once the kid became a big problem and burned his second chance, he was removed from the team. THOSE types of actions ALSO build culture.

I swear, it's bizarre to see the tattletale behavior among certain posters. "I'm gonna run to the board and tell everyone how the recruitment of this player just proves that Mario Cristobal is a fraud and a hypocrite..."

Are you ******* kidding me?

The ones that do this are the ones that have never led people before in their life.

Whether it’s work or playing sports you can easily figure out on here who those people are.

TheOriginalCane

Jun 2, 2024

pacusmc said:
Nil to cover for tuition and boarding is no where near what the number corner would be getting in today’s market. But if he pans out, uf is getting a steal. And if it is, that’s great.
But thats at least 50k that would be going into cormani’s pocket that now is going to bursars office.

What no one seems to be asking is… who’s paying?
Because if you expect cormani or his mom to be saving that walk on nil money to pay for tuition……. Good luck with that.

The cormani drama isn’t over. And it boggles my mind that with all the bad press the gators have gotten and will continue to get due to the Rashada case, they actually brought in a kid who has more baggage than samsonite.

Exactly.

People are thinking that these kids are THRILLED to get just enough NIL to cover tuition/room/board. Bull****. They also want to POCKET some income.

Yes, there are some odd situations where a guy is out of options, and so "tuition-only" is acceptable.

This is Barrow's last chance to make money in college, and he's quibbling over $50K. And then we have posters who think he's just gonna bounce to Mizzou over a "tuition only" NIL.

Hilarious.

TheOriginalCane

Jun 2, 2024

Ironmanfootball said:
Cormani could use Bright Futures (I have no idea about his grades/GPA) or potentially Pell Grant (no idea his financial status) to avoid paying. Maybe his family had pre-paid? That still exist in FL?

Have you ever BEEN to Polk County?

TheOriginalCane

Jun 2, 2024

pacusmc said:
I know this. But it doesn’t say transfer whenever you want.
It says no transfer limit. But it doesn’t say that the transfer rules or restrictions to when are not valid.
In other words, just cause there is no limit, it doesn’t mean a dude can just transfer in the middle of the season, or after the portal window closes, or after he’s enrolled.

Exactly. You can transfer every single semester for 10 semesters in a row. Legal.

But you can't transfer 10 times in the same year and still be eligible to play and receive a scholarship. Not legal.

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TallyCaneFan

Jun 2, 2024

NC_Canes_11 said:
He would’ve had to actively do things to lose his residency in Florida. And honestly you gotta be dumb to do those things. Get a new drivers license, re register your car, or anything like that. Especially when you consider he’d change from a state like Florida to Colorado. There are only negatives to that. His mom can also file him as a dependent on her taxes.

Yep, going to college in another state doesn't automatically qualify a student for in-state tuition, nor does it disqualify a student from in-state tuition from their home state fi they return. As NC stated, you'd have to do things like get a new DL, register to vote in that state, etc,..

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Empirical Cane

Jun 2, 2024

NicKane said:
Exactly because that’s the only path he has ahead of him. It’s either play from Miami this fall or don’t play.

GojiraCane

Jun 2, 2024

pacusmc said:
I know this. But it doesn’t say transfer whenever you want.
It says no transfer limit. But it doesn’t say that the transfer rules or restrictions to when are not valid.
In other words, just cause there is no limit, it doesn’t mean a dude can just transfer in the middle of the season, or after the portal window closes, or after he’s enrolled.

I can’t wait for the OU Texas game where OU takes a 2 TD lead, and then a Longhorn booster offers the OU QB ten million to transfer to Texas at halftime. And he does.

LuCane

Jun 2, 2024

DTP said:
Tarpon don’t have teeth. The inside of their mouth is gritty like sandpaper but there’s no teeth there.

Last year, I was down in the Keys with my family feeding these a$$holes. So the kids could feel it was safe, I was giving a sorta tutorial. And, one particular fish snuck from under the dock to catch me by surprise. He rubbed his little sandpaper grill on my thumb. You’re right: no teeth. But, I bled nonetheless. Great tutorial.